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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.self.com/
200https://self.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://self.com/ → https://www.self.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
214 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

214
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 40 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 40 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 52.223.6.210, 166.117.251.134
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c, 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-836.awsdns-40.net, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-1116.awsdns-11.org
Info::
5 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 40 ms
Got: 40 ms
A52.223.6.210, 166.117.251.134
AAAA2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c, 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e
CNAME—
NSns-836.awsdns-40.net, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-1116.awsdns-11.org
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
google-site-verification=_JbK54Hs41USMGi0MPMyxV3Xjdq2cVAWwUC_TXZvTSw
facebook-domain-verification=5eetuoq8esx1kh3k6q1l7k53px4kb9
adobe-idp-site-verification=c2108b9dbc0fc05ff0794006df1c41b6c945bd2c8a904bef754e...
k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDrOzWcVMFMZys6LBW2l6c1YT4YkyhfHkJ...
zapier-domain-verification-challenge=006f143c-2269-4fa4-8568-52c09dd8811c
google-site-verification=5sIAmNN6HmKdx_Yi6KLXRJ9VfnGej_5rAti43g87kfM
SPF v=spf1 include:_u.self.com._spf.smart.ondmarc.com -all
MS=ms90015179
facebook-domain-verification=7dy93nd6a6ebuv9nvpe344rx2rcwjn
globalsign-domain-verification=m-h2fz2ac_wjkT_TeWKMkfn_dyaF9zPHbe9rNWxAAf
google-site-verification=rGTf6EC9-6jzydYYCIvdxRg_WW6xjIFseeIs88oAmBc
r1vbmw53yplpdmcdzs61g2vmft35wrfv
atlassian-domain-verification=mYtQWl3namqmk5ikMKT48XVnS+XdjdbkLlkWMcNyvsddK2JDAi...
google-site-verification=k-djSmK9X4d3-uIeG6KTX0GdZRDIEvyKTeWT0dyzv_g
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 40 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 341 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 341 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://self.com → https://www.self.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://self.com

122 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.self.com/

219 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://self.com301122 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.self.com/200219 msHTTP/1.1CloudFront

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c, 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c, 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 60 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 60 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1785 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 60 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 60 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1785 B Sitemaps referenced 7 User-agents Twitterbot, cohere-training-data-crawler, FacebookExternalHit, GoogleOther, ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot, PetalBot, Timpibot, TikTokSpider, Amazonbot, MistralAI-User, *, Pinterestbot, Storebot-Google, meta-externalagent, PanguBot, Webzio, AmazonAdBot, Applebot-Extended, DuckAssistBot, LinkedInBot, Google-Extended, Google-CloudVertexBot, meta-webindexer, CCBot, Bytespider, Webzio-Extended, Google-InspectionTool, PerplexityBot, archive.org_bot, ia_archiver-web.archive.org, meta-externalfetcher, Claude-User, Perplexity-User, cohere-ai, Diffbot, ia_archiver, heritrix Blocking No — crawling allowed
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/tagpages-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/contributors-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/bundles-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/branded-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/feed/google-latest-news/sitemap-google-news
Sitemap: https://www.self.com/feed/rss

User-agent: *
Disallow: /*?
Allow: /*?*page
Allow: /*.xml?
Allow: /*.js
Allow: /*.css
Allow: /*.ico
Allow: /verso/static
Allow: /*.svg
Allow: /*.png
Allow: /*.jpg
Allow: /*.jpeg
Allow: /*rss?
Allow: /*?id=
Disallow: /auth/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /user-context
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /product/
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/
Disallow: /services.min.js
Disallow: /com.condenast/yv8

###
###

User-agent: FacebookExternalHit
User-agent: Twitterbot
User-agent: Pinterestbot
User-agent: LinkedInBot
User-agent: TikTokSpider
User-agent: Storebot-Google
User-agent: Google-InspectionTool
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot
User-agent: GoogleOther
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: meta-webindexer
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: meta-externalfetcher
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: PetalBot
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: Webzio
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
User-agent: archive.org_bot
User-agent: ia_archiver
User-agent: ia_archiver-web.archive.org
User-agent: heritrix
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 60 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
self.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 32 years, 4 months old
PASS
self.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 32 years, 4 months old
Info::
Domain registered until May 18, 2027 (1 years, 1 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Domain expiry

336 days

May 18, 2027

SSL certificate

214 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

32 years, 4 months

Registered May 17, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created May 17, 1994 (32 years, 4 months ago)
Expires May 18, 2027 (1 years, 1 months)
Last Updated February 2, 2026
Name Servers ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-836.awsdns-40.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more ▾

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more ▾

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 136 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
33 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
67 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
136 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
136 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 33 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 67 ms Server Processing 35 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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